Clarence Kolb
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 30, 1874
- Died
- November 25, 1964 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clarence William Kolb (July 31, 1874 – November 25, 1964) was an American vaudeville performer and actor. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the only child of second generation Austrian parents who owned a local meat company. Kolb started out as one half of a vaudeville comedy team, Kolb and Dill, with Max Dill. They styled their act on the famous team of Weber and Fields. In addition to their stage work, they appeared in a series of short films and a feature length movie in 1917. Afterwards, Kolb made a return to vaudeville, and he only returned to the movies in the late 1930s. He became famous for portraying the same type of character in many films, namely a politician or businessman. He is best remembered for his role as the grumpy father in the multi-Academy Awards nominated hit comedy film Merrily We Live (1938), the corrupt mayor in the comedy His Girl Friday (1940), and as Mr. Honeywell in the television sitcom My Little Margie (1952). Kolb played himself in his last movie appearance, Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), opposite Danny Beck (who played the late Max Dill). Clarence Kolb died at age 90 of a stroke at the Orchard Gables Sanitarium in Hollywood. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Known For
Filmography
Man of a Thousand Faces
Movie · as Clarence Kolb
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Movie · as Judge McCombs
The Rose Bowl Story
Movie · as Gramps Burke
My Little Margie
TV · as Mr. Honeywell · 5 eps
Impact
Movie · as Darcy
Adam's Rib
Movie · as Judge Reiser
Blondie in the Dough
Movie · as J.T. Thorp
Christmas Eve
Movie · as Judge Alston
Lost Honeymoon
Movie · as Mr. Evans
The Pilgrim Lady
Movie · as Prof. Rankin
Fun on a Weekend
Movie · as Quigley Quackenbush
The Fabulous Joe
Movie · as Cornelius Belmont, II
The Kid from Brooklyn
Movie · as Mr. Austin
White Tie and Tails
Movie · as Mr. Arkwright
Road to Alcatraz
Movie · as Philip Angreet
What a Blonde
Movie · as Charles DaFoe
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Movie · as Leo Betz
Standing Room Only
Movie · as Glen Ritchie
Something for the Boys
Movie · as Colonel Grubbs (uncredited)
3 Is a Family
Movie · as Mr. Steele
The Falcon in Danger
Movie · as Stanley Harris Palmer
True to Life
Movie · as Mr. Huggins
The Sky's the Limit
Movie · as Harvey J. Sloan (uncredited)
True to the Army
Movie · as Gen. Marlowe
Nothing but the Truth
Movie · as Mr. Van Dusen
The Night of January 16th
Movie · as Tilton
Caught in the Draft
Movie · as Col. Peter Fairbanks
Bedtime Story
Movie · as Collins
You're in the Army Now
Movie · as General Winthrop
Blossoms in the Dust
Movie · as Senator
Hellzapoppin'
Movie · as Andrew Rand
His Girl Friday
Movie · as Mayor
No Time for Comedy
Movie · as Richard Benson
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Movie · as J.B. Armstrong
Five Little Peppers at Home
Movie · as J.H. King
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Movie · as Hiram P. Brighton
The Man Who Talked Too Much
Movie · as E.A. Smith
It Could Happen to You
Movie · as Alfred Wiman
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Movie · as Captain McGovern
Society Lawyer
Movie · as Mr. Leonard
Beware Spooks!
Movie · as Lester Lewis
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Movie · as J.H. King
Honolulu
Movie · as Mr. Horace Grayson
Good Girls Go to Paris
Movie · as Ted Dayton Sr.
I Was a Convict
Movie · as John B. Harrison
Our Leading Citizen
Movie · as Jim Hanna
Carefree
Movie · as Judge Travers
Merrily We Live
Movie · as Henry Kilbourne
The Law West of Tombstone
Movie · as Samuel 'Sam' Kent
Give Me a Sailor
Movie · as Captain Tallant
Gold Is Where You Find It
Movie · as Senator Walsh
Wells Fargo
Movie · as John Butterfield
Portia on Trial
Movie · as John Condon
The Toast of New York
Movie · as Cornelius Vanderbilt
Maid of Salem
Movie · as Town Crier (Uncredited)
Fury
Movie · as Durkin's Friend (uncredited)
A Girl's Best Years
Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)
Two Flaming Youths
Movie · as Kolb - as Kolb and Dill
Bluff
Movie · as Louie